Hope for D�Kar�s orphans

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Some of the 85 children at the centre during break time

D’KAR: At least 85 orphans in D’Kar are getting a new lease on life from an Italian couple, the Zanichellis, who for the past eight years have provided them with shelter, education, nourishment and most importantly – family.

Situated five kilometres from D’Kar, Zanichelli Day Care Centre caters for orphaned and needy children between the ages of two and half and five who reside in the dusty village about 35 kilometres from Gantsi.

The Zanichelli’s founded the centre in 2004 after realising that some children in the village were living in abject conditions, while others idled the whole day.

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